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GEORGE W, LANE, OF EOGKFORD, ILLINOIS.

PATENT Omen.

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SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 290,068, datedfDecember 11, 1883.

Application-tiled October 3, 1883. (No model.)

To all whom/.lit may concern: A.

Be it known that I, GEORGE W. LANE, a

citizen oftheUnited States, residing in the lowing is a specication.

This invention relates, mainly, to a class of vessels, Vgenerally known as cans, employed to contain liquids, and especially oils of various kinds. Its object is to provide a ready means of drawing-the Aliquid from the can; and it consists in combining with the bottom of a can jof peculiar construction a novel form of faucet, by means of which the contents of the can may be withdrawn without tipping the can. 1

The invention further consists in the features of construction and combinations of parts hereinafter fully described, and pointed out in the claims. Y

To this end I have designed and constructed the can represented in the accompanying drawings, in which-- Figure l is an isometrical representation of a can embodying my invention. Fig. 2 is an isometrical view of the bottom of the can with faucet fixed thereto. Fig. 3 is an isometrical representation of the faucet portion of the footrir'n. Fig.l 4C is a transverse section on dotted line X on Fig. 1, looking up at the bottom of the can. 'Fig 5is a vertical central section through the faucet on dotted line y on Fig. 2, and Fig. 6 is a vertical central section through the drip-cup on dotted line Z on Fig. 2. Y

In the gures, A represents a sheet-metal can cylindrical in section and of any suitable dimensions. The upper end of this can is `litted with a raised end, B, from the center of which rises a tube, forming a `tubular inletopening, fitted witha removable cap, C.

At D is represented-'a bail, of the usual.

form, having a hinged connection of its ends with ears a, rising from the end of the can, to which they are securely xed.

At E is represented the, bottom of the can, made from plate materialand fixed within the lower end ofthe can in the .usual manner.

To the under face of thebottom of the can,- near .its outer edge, is fixed a faucet consisting of a tubular stud f like portion, b, having its end,-with axial opening c, xed to the bottom of the can and opening inward through the`bottom. f

At d is represented a radial opening, which connects with the end portion of the axial opening c and extends outward through the side of the stud on a line substantially radial with the can.

At F is represented a leverfaucet-spout, of curved form, having its shoulder end bored to receive the tubular stud b,`an d ground,in the manner of tting faucets, to produce a ljuid o1 oil tight joint in a manner to permit the spout to oscillate on its stud-support. This spout is provided with a lengthwise opening, e, :hav-

ing its inner end to coincide with the radial opening d when in its openposition, and its outer end opens through the lower side of the free end. This lever is held in place on its tubular stud by means of a screw-nut, h, having a screw-threaded connection with the free end of the stud and a washer, i, placedV between it and the lever.

' Thiscan is provided with a foot-'rim consisting of a sheet-metal portion, H, and a cast portion, I. This cast portion is produced in a curved'form to coincide with the curve of thecan, and it is provided with a lengthwise opening, k, of a conformation to receive the lever-spout F of the faucet. This cast-portion of the foot-rim is provided with'a drip-cup, l, on its inner face, in position thereon to receive the free end of the spout when closed. The endvj portions of this casting are flxed to the end portions of the sheet-metal part of the footrim, producing a foot-rim of a propersize to receive the lower end ofthe can, to which it is securely fixed by soldering or otherwise, and in position thereon to receive the spout of the faucet to permit it to turn outward to the positionshown in the dotted lines in Fig. 4. This foot-rim is re-enforced lov means of an inner wood rim, m, which extends round the foot-rim on its inside, except the portion thereof occupied by thedrip-cup. This foot-rim on each side ofthe drip-cup is provided with a socket, n, to receive the 'end portions of the wood rim. The metal part H of the foot-rim, about midway of its height, is provided with an inwardprojecting bead, 0,'against which theupper edge of the wood rim rests, and the lower or foot end of the foot-rim is provided with an inward-projecting flange, 19, which overlaps IOO the wood rim, and, in connection with the bead o, serves to hold it in place.

My improved cans are also constructed with the Wood re-enforce extending the full Width of the foota-rim, having its upper edge resting against the bottom of the can.

Instead of the Wood rim, a suitable Wire may be formed in the lower edge of the foot-rim in the usual manner.

The opening k in the foot-rim is enlarged at s, to admit the finger of an attendant to engage an upward-rising lip, t, formed on the free end of the lever-spout, to Withdraw it from the opening.

The drip-cup is designed to containasponge or Waste, to absorb any drippin gs that may ooze from the spout, and when the sponge is saturated it may be readily removed and a fresh.

absorbent put in its place.

From the foregoing it will be seen that by turning the lever-spout F from its closed position, as in Figs. l, 2, and 4, to its open position,(represented in the dotted lines in Fig. 4,) the contents of the can will escape through the pipe, and its return to its closed position Will stop the iiow of the contents, and the spout Will be incased Within the rim of the can, to protect it from injury in handling or shipping.

I claim as my invention- 1. The combination, with a can or vessel having a foot-rim, of a faucet provided with a le ver-spout pivotally supported Within said footrim, substantially as set forth.

2. The combination, with a can, of a footrim provided with a drip-cup, and a faucet having a lever-spout Whose free endv enters said drip-cup, substantially as set forth.

3. The herein-described foot-rim, consisting of the slotted portion, a sheet-metal portion having its ends connected with the slotted portion, and a re-enforee placed Within the rim, substantially as and for the purpose set forth.

4. The combination, with a can or vessel to contain liquids, and with a faucet fixed to and opening through the bottom of the can, of a foot-rim fixed to the vessel, said foot-rim slotted to receive the lever-spout of the faucet, substantially as and for the purpose set forth.

GEORGE W. LANE. Witnesses:

JACOB BEHEL, A. O. BEHEL. 

